1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ANT-LION, the name given to neuroptcrous insects of the family \fyrmcltonidac, with relatively short and apically clubbed antennae and four large densely reticulated wings in which the apical veins enclose regular oblong spaces. The perfect insects are for the most part nocturnal and are believed to be carnivorous. The best-known species, Myrmeleon formitariuj, which may be found adult in the late summer, occurs in many countries on the European continent, though like the rest of this group it is not indigenous in …
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